Shalini aayi Narayanpur gaanv mein apni maa ka ilaaj karane. Garibi ke kaaran uski ma do vakt pet bhar khana bhi nahi kha pati thi. Uske pita ki maut ke baad maa beti akele hi logon ke ghar mein kaam karke apna guzara karti thi. Lekin fir bhi Shalini dikhne mein kisi raajkumari se kam sundar nhi thi.

Shalini rehti thi Bharatpur mein, parantu waha uski maa ka ilaaj nahi kiya ja saka. Tab waha ke vaid ne unhe Narayanpur mein vaid dhundhne ka sujhav diya.

Narayanpur pohuchne ke baad Shalini mili Rajiv se. Rajiv tha Narayanpur ke mukhiya ka bada beta.

Pehli baar Shalini ko dekhkar hi uska lund khara ho gaya tha. Tabhi man mein soch liya tha ki iski jee bhar ke chudai karega aur apni randi banake rakhega. Par bechari Shalini ko uske irade ka koi khabar nahi.

Usne Rajiv par bharosa kiya. Use apni maa ke liye vaid to mil gaya, aur saath mein woh Rajiv ke taur-tareeke dekhkar pighal bhi gayi. Vah dikhne mein bhi sundar tha aur Shalini ke saath woh bilkul sajjan vyakti ki tarah pesh aata tha.

Yahi sab dekhkar Shalini uske pyar mein gir gyi.

Rajiv bhi dheere dheere apne isharon se samjhane laga ki use bhi Shalini se pyaar hai jabki woh puri tarah se apne havas mein duba hua tha. Sirf sahi vakt ke intezaar mein baitha tha taki uski nyi chidiya pinjre se ud na jaye.

Ek raat Shalini ne apni maa ko davai dekar sula diya aur bistar ke dusri taraf jane lagi, tab use khidki se kuch awaz sunai diye. Woh khidki ke paas jakar dekhi to waha Rajiv khada tha.

Rajiv - "Mujhe apse kuch bohut zaruri baat karni hai Shalini ji."

Shalini - "Bataiye na Rajiv ji."

Rajiv - "Aise nahi, aap chhat pe aiye humare sath. Hum wahi baatein karenge."

Shalini ko yah sunkar pet mein gudgudi si hui. Kya Rajiv apne dil ki baat kehna chahte hain? Usne man hi man socha aur has diya.

Usne haami bhar di aur Rajiv se milne chhat pe aa gyi.

Chhat ke upar chaand aj kuch zyada hi bada nazar aaya. Thandi thandi purvaiyan bhi chal rahi thi. Mausam bada beimaan nazar aa raha tha.

Chhat par ate hi tez hawa ke karan, Shalini ke saaree ka pallu khisak gaya aur vah adhi nangi si nazar ayi. Rajiv ka lund humesha ki tarah aj bhi khada hua.

Shalini se jhatpat apni saree thik kar li lekin Rajiv ko jo dekhna tha usne dekh liya. Bade bade, gol gol chuche, aur sundar kamar, aur uspar uski di hui chaandi ki kamarbandhni.

Shalini - Rajiv ji, apko kya kehna tha?

Rajiv - Baithiye na Shalini ji.

Shalini chhat ke khatiya par baith gayi. Usne bade agrah se Rajiv ko dekha.

Rajiv bhi baitha aur kehne laga, "Apko main pichle kuch hafton se dekh raha hoon aur mujhe lagta hai, mujhe apse pyaar ho gaya hai. Aur mujhe yeh bhi pata hai ki apko bhi main accha lagta hun."

Yeh sunkar Shalini ne sharm se nazar jhuka liya.

Rajiv: Kya aap meri banne ke liye tayar hain?

Shalini ne sir hilaya.

Rajiv: Jawaab dijiye. Shalini?

Shalini ne uski or dekh aur thoda muskuraya. "Hum to bhagyashali hain ki aap bhi humse pyar karte hain Rajiv ji... hum apke samne kuch bhi nahi hain..."

Rajiv man hi man socha, "Yeh tumhe kaisa pata hoga meri jaan ki tum kya cheez ho. Bistar par sab samajh jaogi. Par tumhara maza main akele nahin uthaunga. Sabhi ko haq hoga tumhare is randi se sharir par haath dalne ka. Main hi nahi, pura gaanv tumse shaadi karega."

Usne Shalini ke haath par haath rakha, "Tum janti nahi ki tum mere liye kya ho. Shaadi karogi Shalini?"

Shalini ne bina soche samjhe khudko khushnaseeb samjhkar shaadi ke liye haami bhar di.